Trailer gives us brief glimpses of the LocoRoco, Resistance, and Sly Cooper stages. The LocoRoco stage, Franzea, is confirmed to be a crossover with Metal Gear Rising, with a Metal Gear RAY appearing in the background. There are a couple shots of a giant screen appearing in the background of the Sly stage, but I can't really tell what it is. No hints yet on what Resistance crosses over with.

This trailer looks good. The visuals and the HUD look greatly improved.

Playing the Beta right now and i love every minute of it.I am not even into fighting games but this one is something else completely.Can't wait to get the full game to play with all the other characters and modes!!!!

Well story and arcade modes are two different things. Arcade mode just sounds like battle with AI bots. Story mode sounds like different gameplay altogether (ie fighting non playable characters and having some, er, story). Anyway hopefully the story mode is there and its good.

Just a small snippet from this weeks Podcast Beyond I felt was worth mentioning for those who don't listen. Sounds like there may be a feature or mode, or something that really sets it apart from Smash Brothers.

Colin: Well I'ma just say it when it comes to Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale, there is a great reason to be excited about this game. I'm just gonna say that. I hope that it's as good, the final product as good, as everything we've seen and played so far because I feel the game is getting stronger and stronger the more we see it and the more we play it. And I think it's just really fun and engaging, it's great for Playstation fans, it's an engaging game where if you're a Playstation fan you're going to really enjoy it. Is it going to out-Smash Brothers Smash Brothers? Probably not. But... it's not quite as much like Smash Brothers as you might think, Greg. That's where I'm gonna leave it.

Just a small snippet from this weeks Podcast Beyond I felt was worth mentioning for those who don't listen. Sounds like there may be a feature or mode, or something that really sets it apart from Smash Brothers.

Colin: Well I'ma just say it when it comes to Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale, there is a great reason to be excited about this game. I'm just gonna say that. I hope that it's as good, the final product as good, as everything we've seen and played so far because I feel the game is getting stronger and stronger the more we see it and the more we play it. And I think it's just really fun and engaging, it's great for Playstation fans, it's an engaging game where if you're a Playstation fan you're going to really enjoy it. Is it going to out-Smash Brothers Smash Brothers? Probably not. But... it's not quite as much like Smash Brothers as you might think, Greg. That's where I'm gonna leave it.

Assuming that Paul Gale guy actually knows what he's talking about, his newest hint could be toward Wanderer from Shadow of the Colossus. The way he's standing over the monster preparing to stab it...

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There's lots of things that could be. Spyro the Dragon. Dart from Legend of Dragoon.

There's no point. Cryptic hints mean nothing. And they only make everyone look like a complete jackass.

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True, but I'm still interested in whether or not this guy is legit or not. He's given quite a few hints by now, and if all the characters he's hinted at are actually in the game that outs the total at nearly 30. Maybe he hasn't suggested that many characters, but it seems like every day he has had a new hint for us for the last week or so

Assuming that Paul Gale guy actually knows what he's talking about, his newest hint could be toward Wanderer from Shadow of the Colossus. The way he's standing over the monster preparing to stab it...

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There's lots of things that could be. Spyro the Dragon. Dart from Legend of Dragoon.

There's no point. Cryptic hints mean nothing. And they only make everyone look like a complete jackass.

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True, but I'm still interested in whether or not this guy is legit or not. He's given quite a few hints by now, and if all the characters he's hinted at are actually in the game that outs the total at nearly 30. Maybe he hasn't suggested that many characters, but it seems like every day he has had a new hint for us for the last week or so

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And he has been right most of the time. The night before Toro and Heihachi reveal he tweeted a picture of a cat and a picture of a martial artist. Also his Three Aces and two kings were a hint towards the preorder poker cards. Some stuff he predicted has come true in the past, keep that in mind.